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We think they're suffering because they're saying they're suffering. Zero people would care about this if there wasn't a huge outcry from the gig workers thems
by FireSparrowWeld 4y ago
We think they're suffering because they're saying they're suffering.
Zero people would care about this if there wasn't a huge outcry from the gig workers themselves! This isn't just paternalism, it's the gig workers themselves driving these changes.
- worried4future 4y ago> This isn't just paternalism, it's the gig workers themselves driving these changes. This isn't universal though. If you go to places where gig workers discuss these issues (say /r/UberDrivers) every post complaining about pay has people saying "if you don't like the fare, don't accept it!" and to be fair there are also lots who are not complaining about it. In any event, I don't mean to defend uber. I don't favor their model. I would just say that it is NOT universal.
- FireSparrowWeld 4y agoYou're arguing tactics vs. strategy though, the tactic is to optimize the current system, but the strategy is to fix the broken system. A single Uber driver can and often does do both.
- worried4future 4y agoSome people don't agree that the system is even broken.
- Kloversight2 4y ago"Some people" think all kinds of crazy shit, I'm not really seeing an argument here.
- qeternity 4y ago> We think they're suffering because they're saying they're suffering. Calfornia's AB5 was massively protested by gig workers. This sort of generalization is absolutely paternalism.